Mechanical Engineer, Advanced Product Development

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand.

We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Form's Advanced Product Development team is responsible for architecting and designing the next generation of our iron-air battery system — the cell, module, pack, and the support systems that keep them running reliably for decades in the field. We work ahead of our production programs, translating breakthrough electrochemistry and system requirements into mechanical designs that can scale to high-volume manufacturing.

We're hiring a Staff Mechanical Engineer to develop the mechanical design of subsystems within our next-generation battery and support systems. You will take ownership of thermal, fluid, and/or structural subsystem design, applying first-principles modeling and analysis, building first-of-a-kind designs for experimentation and verification testing, and iterating toward our next energy storage product. You'll work closely with battery scientists, materials engineers, electrical and controls engineers, and manufacturing engineers, bringing in-depth subsystem expertise to the toughest interdisciplinary trade-offs.

Relocation assistance is available.

• Own the mechanical design of one or more subsystems (thermal, fluid handling, or structural) within next-generation energy storage systems, from concept through system verification
• Contribute to high-leverage trade-offs across subsystem interfaces — performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability — exercising judgment with guidance from senior/principal engineers on the most ambiguous calls
• Build first-principles analytical models that inform subsystem design decisions
• Plan and execute first-of-a-kind prototype builds and test campaigns to validate subsystem-level design choices
• Partner with manufacturing engineering on design-for-manufacturing and design-for-cost for the components and assemblies you own
• Represent mechanical engineering in cross-functional design reviews with electrochemistry, controls, program management, and compliance
• Engage with vendors on sourcing and early-stage development of novel components
• Drive workflows using AI to increase speed and efficiency of the team
• Champion safety, especially when introducing…